Purdue basketball

No. 1 Purdue basketball (11-0, 2-0 Big Ten) is back at Mackey Arena on Wednesday night for a matchup with New Orleans (3-7).

Tipoff — New Orleans wins the tip, and we're underway here in Mackey Arena. ET — Purdue gets to the end of the shot clock and Fletcher Loyer has to force up a deep shot. ET — Brandon Newman into the game for Purdue after the media timeout. He's now 2-of-4 from the field and leads the team with seven points after knocking down a 3-pointer from the corner. ET — Trey Kaufman-Renn snaps the scoring drought for Purdue, getting a shot to fall through a foul and knocking down the subsequent free throw. ET, UNDER 12 — Purdue locks down New Orleans on the defensive end of the court before the media timeout, forcing a shot clock violation. New Orleans calls a timeout after not scoring in the last four-plus minutes. ET — Tyson Jackson snaps a scoring drought of nearly nine minutes for New Orleans, but Braden Smith answers with his third basket of the game on the next offensive possession. ET, UNDER 16 — Purdue leads 45-28 with 15:53 left in the second half. The Boilermakers have a 55-35 lead with 11:57 left to play. ET, FINAL — In the absence of Zach Edey, Trey Kaufman-Renn scores a career-high 24 points, including 17 in the second half to push No. — For the first time in school history, Purdue basketball plays at Mackey Arena as the No.

Your Purdue Boilermakers play as the top ranked team in the nation, at Mackey Arena, for the first time in program history tonight.

This feels like a break out game in the friendly confines of Mackey. He’s had a few decent games, but it looks like he’s never shot a basketball outside of 4 feet before, and I know that’s not true. The Boilermakers are putrid from behind the arc in the last few games. The only question regarding this game is Purdue’s margin of victory. The Privateers are currently ranked 344th out of 361 teams. Previous Team

Purdue puts its undefeated record on the line on Wednesday evening when they host New Orleans in a non-conference matchup.

Wednesday, the Boilermakers will look to continue their run when it takes on a New Orleans team that has just three wins. Zach Edey led the way with 29 points and 16 rebounds to help the Boilermakers get a 69-61 win. 1 Purdue goes for its 12th straight win to start the season when New Orleans comes to town on Wednesday night.

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With an 11-0 overall record and a 2-0 mark in Big Ten play, the Boilermakers are ranked No. In the same matchup, he also came down with a career-best 22 rebounds. ET, and junior forward Mason Gillis returns to the starting lineup in his second game back from an injury that forced him to miss three straight games.

Trey Kaufman-Renn led Purdue in scoring with 24, assisting the team with his career-high scoring night to beat New Orleans 74-53.

Redshirt freshman forward Trey Kaufman-Renn scored a career-high 24 points as Purdue dominated New Orleans on Wednesday night at Mackey Arena.

With the victory, the Boilermakers improved to 12-0 for just the fourth time in program history. A layup by junior forward Tyson Jackson put points on the board for New Orleans to briefly stop the barrage. Freshman guard Braden Smith registered eight points in the final six minutes, helping Purdue take a 41-21 lead into the locker room. Junior guard Brandon Newman was the only other player for Purdue to score more than two points after halftime. "When you have that impact on the game, you're going to stay with them. Well now, when someone gets going like that and you're the guy who can shut people down, you gotta have the value to not take you out. They hit five of their first eight attempts from beyond the arc, led by junior guard Jordan Johnson, who finished the game with 17 points and made three 3-pointers. "There is kind of a rhythm that you get in the game, the feel of the game. "I feel great," said Gillis, who scored in double figures for just the second time all season by finishing with 11 points. Making the most of his opportunity, redshirt freshman forward Trey Kaufman-Renn stepped up and led all scorers with a career-high 24 points on 8-of-10 shooting. — Even without 7-foot-4 junior center Zach Edey, Purdue basketball cruised to a 74-53 victory against New Orleans on Wednesday night in its first-ever game at Mackey Arena as the No. 1 team in the country.

Trey Kaufman-Renn scored a season-best 24 points to lead No. 1 Purdue past New Orleans 74-53 on Wednesday night.

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You normally have natural times where your center gets into foul trouble and then you’ve got to find your way through the game and then you’ve got to have segments of the game where he is not in. "We throw the ball to Zach, he scores pretty much every time. That’s what you get." For the most part, he’s been out there." You stay ready at all times," Painter said after the top-ranked Boilermakers defeated New Orleans 74-53 at Mackey Arena despite Edey's absence. We’ve played him less minutes in some games that we’ve won pretty convincingly.

No Zach Edey, no problem for the Boilermakers as they continue their dominant run.

[Gonzaga](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/GONZAG/gonzaga-bulldogs/), [Duke](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/DUKE/duke-blue-devils/), [West Virginia](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/WVU/west-virginia-mountaineers/) and [Marquette](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/MARQET/marquette-golden-eagles/). [Florida A&M](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/FAMU/florida-am-rattlers/) inside Mackey Arena, where the Boilermakers have won 19 consecutive contests against non-league opponents and sold out 48 consecutive games. The 6-foot-9 forward came off the bench, took 10 shots, made eight of them and finished with a career-high 24 points against the Privateers. [Purdue](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/PURDUE/purdue-boilermakers/) played Wednesday night without [Zach Edey](/college-basketball/players/3178244/zach-edey/) for the first time this season because the leading candidate for National Player of the Year is battling the flu. "Obviously Zach's not feeling well," said Purdue coach Matt Painter. After that projected victory, Purdue will restart its Big Ten schedule with games against [Rutgers](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/RUT/rutgers-scarlet-knights/) (home) and [Ohio State](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/OHIOST/ohio-state-buckeyes/) (away) in the first week of January.